Results

The 1988 Valleydale Meats 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Valleydale Meats 500

Sunday, April 10th, 1988

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 9 Ford
  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 3 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 83.115
  • Cautions: 12 for 70 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 13 9 Bill Elliott Ford 180 175 500 116 0 running
2 5 6 Mark Martin Ford 170 170 500 0 0 running
3 3 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 170 165 500 74 0 running
4 16 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 160 160 499 0 0 running
5 21 12 Bobby Allison Buick 155 155 498 0 0 running
6 17 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 150 150 497 0 0 running
7 14 21 Kyle Petty Ford 146 146 495 0 0 running
8 15 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 142 142 495 0 0 running
9 18 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 143 138 493 48 0 running
10 6 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 134 134 493 0 0 running
11 29 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac 130 130 490 0 0 running
12 22 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 127 127 486 0 0 running
13 27 90 Benny Parsons Ford 124 124 483 0 0 running
14 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 126 121 461 95 0 running
15 32 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 123 118 448 24 0 running
16 9 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 115 115 437 0 0 running
17 11 15 Brett Bodine Ford 112 112 430 0 0 running
18 12 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 119 109 421 121 0 quit
19 2 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 106 106 383 0 0 running
20 10 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 108 103 378 1 0 crash
21 23 10 Ken Bouchard Ford 100 100 361 0 0 running
22 7 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 97 97 360 0 0 crash
23 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 94 94 327 0 0 running
24 24 68 Derrike Cope Ford 91 91 298 0 0 overheating
25 1 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 93 88 291 21 0 running
26 28 2 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 85 85 284 0 0 crash
27 20 31 Brad Teague Oldsmobile 82 82 265 0 0 crash
28 25 29 Dale Jarrett Oldsmobile 79 79 129 0 0 oil pump
29 19 28 Davey Allison Ford 76 76 91 0 0 engine
30 26 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 73 73 81 0 0 engine
31 31 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 70 70 77 0 0 engine
32 30 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 67 67 26 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.